Holy and without blemish

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens, as he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and without blemish before him." This one is hard for me to comprehend. God considers me to be holy and without blemish and yet when do I ever feel holy? What does it even mean to feel holy? The guilt of regret, now that's a feeling I'm used to. But holiness - I needed to look it up to gain understanding. To be holy simply means to be set apart for a special purpose by God and following the way that God has laid out for me. OK, now holiness is beginning to make more sense. Yes, I am part of a greater whole but at the same time I am "set apart" because I have a set of abilities and talents that are unique to me. Holiness then isn't something that is reserved for the saints or the enlightened few but it's a state of being that describes all of us - it is a state of being that describes me. How was I holy today? We went to mass tonight as a family, like we've always done on Sundays for many, many years. My sons know that I will compromise on a lot of things, but participating in weekly mass is an important family ritual that we seldom miss. They just know that we will find some way to attend mass, even if we are on vacation. Sometimes holiness means choosing what to make a priority, what to make a habit.